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Four scenes from a novel: M.67-2015

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Titles

Four scenes from a novel

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

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Description

Hand painted chicken-skin leaf, on pierced and fretted ivory sticks and carved and pierced ivory guards.

Notes

History note: The Lennox Boyd Collection. Christies no. 70

Legal notes

Accepted by H.M. Government in lieu of inheritance tax from The Lennox Boyd Estate

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Allocated (2015-04-27) by H.M. Government

Dating

18th Century
Production date: circa AD 1780

School or Style

Austrian

Components of the work

Leaf composed of chicken skin
Sticks, Guards composed of ivory
Guards
Sticks

Identification numbers

Accession number: M.67-2015
Primary reference Number: 206707

Audit data

Created: Thursday 20 August 2015 Updated: Wednesday 15 May 2019

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

Citation for print

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Four scenes from a novel" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/206707 Accessed: 2024-04-23 13:58:46

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